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CHANGE RECEIVER.

APPLICATION rmm JULY 10, 1901.

HARRY GOWEN AND JOSEPH BUTT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CHANGE-RECEIVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1908.

Application filed. July 10, 1907. Serial No. 383,012.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY COWEN and JosEPH BUTT, citizens of the United States, residing at New York, in the county'of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Change- Receivers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to tilting trays of a form such as are employed on counters, showcases etc., for holding and delivering coin or change and is designed to overcome the many objectionable features of the rubber change mat now in common use.

The accompanying drawings will serve to illustrate a device suitable for carrying our invention 'into effect. We wish it understood, however, that we do not limit ourselves to either the exact form or arrangement of parts shown, as various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention.

v In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective, showing the device in its normal position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, with parts shown in section and the tray tilted to deliver the change, and Fig. 3 is an end view of the device, with parts broken way and the tray in the position shown in Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents a base, upon which the change tray 2 is mounted. The lower portion of the base. indicated at 3, may be given any form de sired, as it serves merely as a support for a vertically disposed bolt or pin 4.

The upper portion 5 of the base is shown as a U-shaped casting, which is secured in position by the bolt or pin 4 and is free to turn about the same or, if preferred, its rotary movement may be limited.

Thechange tray as shown, is formed in sections. The central section or tray proper 6, is pivoted at 7 between the sides of the U- shaped portion of the base and its ends are shaped or bent up to provide finger rests, as indicated at 8. Hinged to opposite sides of the section 6, there are leaves 9, which combine therewith to complete the change holding receptacle, the leaves having their outer edge bent up, as indicated at 10, to give the receptacle sufficient depth to prevent coins from sliding or rolling ofi the same. Lugs 11 formed in part with the leaves, act as sup horizontally, as in Fig. 1,by engaging the under side of the main section 6. A spring 12 connecting the lugs, yieldingly maintains the leaves extended and acts also to return them to normal position, after the tray has been tilted and released.

In use, the device as shown in Fig. 1, ordinarily stands on the counter or show case for the convenience of both the customers and salesmen. When, for example, a sale has been made and several coins are returned as change, they are placed by the salesman in the tray and their delivery is effected by the customer or purchaser, who places his hand, palm up, with the first finger on the rest 8 and by pressing downward u on the same, tilts'the tray until it assumes t e position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, in which, the main section 6 is inclined at about 45 degrees and the leaves 9 extend vertically upward, forming in effect a chute, down which the coins slide into the hand held at the lower endthereof.

It will be observed that the sides of the U- shaped base section are curved outwards slightly at the ends, and as the tray is tilted,

the hinged leaves thereof are caused to engage these curved ends, which act in opposition to the spring, to swing the leaves upward and shift the coins on to the central or main section of the tray, down which they slide owing to the inclination thereof as above described. The coins having been thus delivered, the purchaser withdraws his hand and thereupon the spring acts to throw the leaves outward to the position shown in Fig.

1 and through the hinged connection with the leaves, the main section of the tray is given the required motion to return it to normal position.

Having, therefore, described our invention, we claim:

1. In a change tray, the combination with a support, of a tilting receptacle mounted upon the support, and requlsite cams coopcrating to change the form of the receptac e as it is tilted.

2. In a change tray, the combination with a support, of a tilting receptacle mounted upon the support, said receptacle comprising a body portion provided with hinged sections,

and requisite cams cooperating to give the sections motion relative to the body portion, as it is tilted.

ports for the same when they are extended 1 3. In a change tray, the combination with a support, of a tilting receptacle mounted motion to change the form of the receptacle, upon the support, said receptacle being prol as 1t is tilted. vided With hinged sectlons, a spring connect- In testimony whereo'l, we have signed our ing the sections, and means acting in opponames to this specification in the presence of 15 sition to the spring to give the sections 1110- two subscribing witnesses, this ifi'l'th day 01' tion relative to the receptacle, as it is tilted. July 1907.

4. In a change tray, the combination of a HARRY COWEN. rotatable support, a tilting tray mounted JOSEPH BU'lT. upon the support, hinged sections forming WVitnesses. part of the receptacle, a spring connecting NATHAN BERLIN,

the sections and means for giving the sections PAUL DAVID. 

